Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-30
preconcerted affair, and Lonsdale's heart,

for time, grew hard again.
For the first time N his life, perhaps
his fsvorite briar-root failed TO soothe @
comfort his detected spirits, and with
gesture OF worry be knocked out its con,
tents on the stem of tree, and turned
from his loved "Birds'-eye;" for there
are times when even good tobacco vii
fail to soothe the smokers tribulation
and with Montague LoDsdsle this was one
OF them But, under all the circumstances
| he deemed it better to see Melanie than
write to her, and hence it YVES that, to hel
growing mistrust and grief, no letter
came, and with much humiliation IN her
| heart, On tie second Day she sought theil
usual meeting-plsce.
! Then, with fresh annoyance thst she
had come fist, and with violent irclin-
alton to steal away, hide herself end
watch his spproach, she sat, apgrily
slipping her engagement ring up and
doTn. bu. never eff her slender finger,
whilst ever her soft. sweet face
there YES an expression never seen there
before; hot. crushed tears sufuseG her
eyes ard Little diamond brooch that
LoD3dale had given her in London spar
kied IN her boEom with every lo2g drawn
sigh.
Love-" thought the girl, bitterly; AZ
nave read OF oLe who oonsted Ct doing
very well without it for nineteen years.
ana l certainly 90 not see why |, like that
person, should not do without it for
ninety, II it comes 10 that; for If seems
to ne gigantic heartsche for nCthi2g-a
great deal Of trouble and very small
profit"
SEE heard steps, ard in another NO
ment LOnsdale was by aer side, looking
provoking ? handsome; his deep haze
eyes full Of soft light, end clad in 4
s47ee0 sUit Of the lightest grey, that well
became his dark complexion. Ee Du, 81
arm round her, bQ- sac tucned half aside,
ana 1VeItet ber qGive-iGg face, while her
full white eyelids dropped and lowered
I'll 1he shade Of their long dark fri1ges
rested ~ her cheek; hui her trnad nat
concealed much OF I'll this, and sll Ions
daie's heart Went out 30 her.
"Malanjs2n said re, questi0airglv: INT
she sver.ed hez IAca YeG more, ard re-
majced o5stinately etleD5, while seeming
10 Wri2ha uEter his touch.
"MeI4nie," said he agsin, az 90 to-
MORO ~-e-e we T. part IL anger? Have
you not one word IJr rae 10 r-member,
III We meet again on e@rJh, CT in heaven?
what does tSis mea1?"
"SjIenca, sir, know aIi, eAs replied.
CAL wat, MY dearest girl"
"Do1't call NE So" SAID she, with
pretty rsper!ty, beaLing the turf With
shGpely iittle foot.
"Whg?"
"BeesQsa wont be called girl" she
continued, witt petulant lips ara still
aYgIted facg; "aad now l know too
much"
"Of what?n
"Your meeting wish Hilda Tremavne
when J0U should have net ne. DID I
not see goa caTesaing her hair, and hegr
her Ehy how you migat float OF inc river
there Eor hundreds Of ye2Is in happiness,
pF0yI.'e1 you tz0 Wee tcge. 9er? Or, II
7as dreadful to hear her eay that" id
deo 1gianis, with b-esk in her voice.
"Wlil y0u listen 20 m.f' said Ions
dnie, II dire perP-eXity new, yet with
curious sm'3e ~ MS face.
"Eo, viii not. What can you tel ne
mere fh@n heaTG--2f wat more than /
saw? Nc, I VIII rCt Is,eu''
yet you come heru, ny dar.ing-"
ITO say ell is eyer b=tTeep rs. II
could have forgi7en anything out this
aaythipg," ssid she, weeping in a5isct
misery now, =Eo tuTGiIg her ungsgemen,
ring round and round on her fager merry |
ouely.
"Oaarest Nelanie," bssaa Lcns3e,e, |
sF1o now understood the scope OF tae
'creDe iE1o which be had fallen.
'.NOtn!0E in this world is worth caring |
Tor or gfieying aoout," sa.a enc, with !
1esyy sign, buying her own assertion.
"Why?p
"BecaRSe nothing lasts long"
''lt may last our liTae, and lhaf, by |
jove, IS quite enough Tor US"
Nothing csn sever Two hearts, how
sver loving, ike mistrusS."
"Whs5 en- 10 cay to you, Melanie?'' !
iskeG LonsGGle, coming ever mentally
he terms Il his necessary eXplsCStton.
Nothing hut good-0 Dye, I think"
Ills that alp" said he reprOachtu,lv.
Thi1e bending over her.
W. contains the sorrow Of lifetime TO
me-" replied the broken voice.
My darling, Go nCc say SC; your tesrg
Tricg my heart. You viii think more
Gently OF ihe mistake into which I was
'eiooied-for mistake it wEs-Io-mor
on, W1e7-Rhcn an gone"
'f1ere is no tomorrow for you and
ne; 2nG this is z just punishment On me
OF tdolZ!ng you so much, Montague"
IL spite Of eli this, he drew her TO him.
&Fes>lGgiy, and, after ltJ.le time, sue
eeoed i'll explaining the whole adair-his
Wn annoyance .send suspicious, the
oubly missed nsAetiDe, row he fell
n with Miss Trema7ne; and he
venfu&lY succeeded in pacifyiBg sfelanie
suit, lor time, she was very resentfuI.
'ae would not permit him to adjust her
cuqUet OF WILD fogars, Gathered as she
ame along, teke q thorn out of her
1Ser, OF relieve her beautiful black hair
I some bTamble leaves that hsd got
mong it. At last she looked 10 st him.
I'D, smiling coyly through her tears,
sid {
"And go il was al u horrid mistake. s
nd you really cere only for me end love '
le?"
GAS never did before, CT ever can
I'VE girl egsiE." {
He pressed her closer 30 him, snd {
Used her brow, her h.ir, her e3es end
leeks, &gsin and again. !
AT tnat moment there Wcs 4 sound
ose by-asould as Of dry twIgs crack
Ig-and than i1e Cdor OF 3 cigsr Bee ,
afted through tue d5Ese and leafy screen 8
sarUO5ery and Underwood that grew +
'und the stems 0f TIE trees that over
n2g thtir meeting place beside the j
yer.
"Who the deucs?' mu.tarai Lonsisle. $
2ErilF; tus the SQUAD ceas75, and both (
.o1Sa /. mG5t be iaacy. Bat fancy il z
- act; SOMEONE hal been therein :
.vesdrJpne sDoIs hEtisr, I.ensds!el,
lick e39 detected y half ,S1,lo ked cigey.as =
tossed sw.Y in nksta, sin anon - ,